Further to the vote that was conducted earlier this week in the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee, concerning the revision of the data protection framework in Europe, DLA Piper is pleased to be able to send you some headline analysis of the vote and the next steps that will be taken. Following on from increased EU and […]
The Full Federal Court recently handed down its decision in MBI Properties Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2013] FCAFC 112 (MBI Case). The decision supports the view that neither the vendor or the purchaser of a tenanted property (a reversionary interest) makes a new or continuing supply to the tenant following the sale of […]
DLA Piper has acted for Greenland Holdings of China in the purchase of a stake in the Brooklyn Atlantic Yards project: the largest commercial real-estate development in the US to get direct backing from a Chinese company. The state-owned property developer signed a memorandum of understanding with Forest City Ratner Cos last Friday, which will give the company […]
DLA Piper has appointed Pilar Menor as the firm’s managing partner in Spain. Pilar is head partner of the employment group at DLA Piper Madrid. Menor has extensive experience in all aspects of employment and social security law — areas where she combines law practice and teaching. Since May last year, Menor had been co-managing the Madrid office […]
DLA Piper has advised mi-Technology Group on its acquisition by CSA Group, a provider of product certification and testing services. mi-Technology Group is an independent, privately owned company providing analysis, research and development, testing and consultancy services to manufacturers and suppliers around the world. CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit membership association dedicated to safety, social good and […]
By Chris Andrew and Mark Walker In the next decade, a fifth of existing UK generating capacity will come offline. The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) estimates electricity demand growth of 30–100 per cent by 2050. DECC’s 2050 Pathways analysis shows that the decarbonisation of the generation sector by around 2030 is effectively […]
Epiq Systems’ Saida Joseph, international director of document review services and Celeste Kemper, director of document review services Asia, reveal how the latest technology assisted review (or predictive coding) is providing a critical advantage in the search and analysis of vast data volumes. We now live in an age of ‘Big Data’, a period defined […]
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of China has launched its inaugural panel, with a total of 20 international firms and 18 Chinese firms winning spots. It is the first time the MOFCOM has established a formal legal panel, which consists of two sub-panel lists, international investment, and world trade organisation (WTO) and regional trade agreements (RTA) […]
The acquisition frenzy continues for Slater & Gordon. The expansionist Aussie firm is chomping its way across the UK’s personal injury legal landscape like a koala in a vegemite-slathered eucalyptus tree. The firm’s latest meal comes in the form of £3m turnover firm John Pickering and Partners, a northern outfit that has a handy […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) global capital markets partner Stephen Denyer, who has been instrumental in building up the firm’s global network, is leaving to become The Law Society’s City and international chief. Denyer will up take up the role, a new one for The Law Society, next spring. He leaves behind a position that has […]
It was expected to be one of the biggest cases of the year. The hunt for Bernie Madoff’s missing millions traveled from New York to London where the directors of Madoff Securities International (MSI) were subjected to breach of directors’ duties claims in the High Court. There were 11 defendants named by the claimant Grant […]
When The Lawyer met Nationwide’s general counsel Liz Kelly for a coffee last summer, she stressed the importance of helping high-performing staff become future leaders. It might sound like a cliché, but Kelly meant business. She set up an in-house legal academy at Nationwide with the aim of helping experienced lawyers decide if being general […]